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About this unit

The purpose of 3D modelling is to put your designs into a format that is universally understood, and you can do this easily with SolidWorks software.

This Engineering Drawing with SolidWorks unit of study will guide you through the computer-aided design (CAD) software program so that you can not only design 3D models, but house your product or part data, communicate product or part details and create simulations according to real-world conditions.

You will start by visualising geometric shapes and move on to solid modelling, getting into more detail with section views, then moving down to fasteners, welds and surface textures. The unit also gives you an overview of how SolidWorks is specifically utilised by the engineering industry.

This unit gives you the opportunity to work up professionally-relevant technical skills that you can apply across your engineering career, and gives you the chance to have these skills accredited at the end of the course via the Certified SolidWorks Associate test.

Delivered online by Open Universities Australia in partnership with the University of South Australia, this unit is a core requirement of the Associate Degree in Engineering from the University of South Australia.

Eligibility

Anyone can apply; however, you cannot enrol if you have previously completed the following equivalent unit:

Computer Techniques

Areas of study

In this Engineering Drawing with SolidWorks unit, the topics you will study include:

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How will this unit advance my career?

A working knowledge of computer-aided drawing (CAD) is essential to any engineering career. This unit not only equips you with the skills to turn your engineering plans into 3D models and animations, it gives you the chance to verify your skills as a Certified SolidWorks Associate.

On completion of this unit you will:

Understand the importance of standard-format drawings in engineering

Be able to turn geometric parameters into visual models and communicate design intent to various parties

Have proven skills in 3D modelling using the SolidWorks software

Get the opportunity to get your skills recognised as a Certified SolidWorks Associate

How else will I benefit from this unit?

Upon successful completion of this unit you will receive credit for competencies in Engineering Drawing with SolidWorks from the University of South Australia.

Studying online means you can study where you want, at your own pace.

Gain industry-relevant skills and transferrable knowledge.

Government financial support through FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP is available.

Studying single units allows you the flexibility to work towards a qualification at your own pace.

Receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for this unit across a number of OUA’s full degree programs.

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Financial assistance

If you are an Australian citizen you may be eligible to receive FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP for this unit, meaning you can defer payment of your fees.

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You may be eligible to receive HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP for this course!

This course can be paid for through the HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP government loan schemes. If you are an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, this means you don’t need to pay upfront.

Instead, the Australian government will pay your course fees on your behalf. You’ll begin repaying your loan through the tax system once you start earning more than the minimum threshold of $54,869 (2016-17 income year).

For two decades, Open Universities Australia (OUA) has partnered with leading Australian educators to make tertiary-level courses easier to access for people, no matter their background, their work status or their other life commitments. OUA has built up their reputation by making education more flexible, easier to tailor and available almost entirely online.

OUA's devotion to online education remains to this day, but where they once focused on higher education, today they offer the broadest set of post-secondary education and training programs in Australia.

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